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VERB TENSES & SEQUENCE OF TENSES
Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. What your sister ________(do) at the moment? ~ She__________(clean) the floor.
2. Nacy: “What time your father__________ (go) to work everyday?”
Steve: “He usually_________ (go) to work at 7 a.m, but today he _______________(go) at 6.30 a.m.”
3. You _____________(type) letter when the light_____________(go) out?
4. When I ____________(meet) her five months ago, she told me that she just ___________(return)
from Paris.
5. Next month, he________________ (be) married for 15 years.
6. The
film
was
marvelous.
If
you_______________(come)
with
us,
you____________________(enjoy) it, too.
7. I am sure you_______________(forget) me by the time I________________________(be) back in
five years.
8. The employees_________________________(work) for this company for two years by this time
next month.
9. It is the first time that my girlfriend____________________(tell) me her truth.
10.
Anne: “The phone is ringing.”
James: “I __________________(go) and answer it.”
11.
If you touch the stove, you _____________________(burn) yourself.
12.
They__________________ (play) chess when their relatives_______________(come) to
see their play.

13.
We___________________________________(go) on holiday to Dalat by this time next
year.
14.
Who_________________________(teach) you French two years ago? Mrs Lan did.
15.
Mary and Tom______________________________(finish) their French course by this time
next year.
16.
When she next see me, I___________________(make) my new shirts.
17.
He never_____________________________(write) any letters to his girlfriends in English.
18.
This time next month I___________________________(sit) on a beach with my darling.
19.
It is time they____________(go). If they____________(not leave) now,
they_________(miss) the last train.
20.
The women said that they_________(look) for the lost child since 7 a.m and
they__________(not find) him yet.
21.
They_______(want) to know what________(happen) before the police_____(come) to
investigate the incident.
22.
The City___________________(have) a lot of changes for the last few years.
23.
She thanked me for what I____________________________(do) for her.
24.
She__________________(study) Japanese since 8 a.m. It is time she_____________(stop)
to have a rest.

25.
The photos are black. The X-ray at the airport_____________________________(damage)
them.
26.
Dorothy did very badly in the last exam. She________________________(study) harder.
27.
John is not here yet. He_________________(forget) about our meeting.
28.
Mr Binh_____________________(live) in a small town for two years since he retired from
his work.
29.
If it had been ready when he called on me, he__________________(take) me with him.

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If you__________________________(speak) more slowly he might have understood you.
We hope the engineers______________________(construct) this road by the time we come
back next summer.
32.
James________________(leave) for America quite soon. He has got a job there.
33.
Liz: “Where you_____________(go) this evening?”
John: “I am not going anywhere. I am staying at home. I_______(write) some letters.”
34.
Bob’s mother: “Where you_____________ (go) now?”
Bob: “I am going to the shop”.

Bob mother’s: “Please take an umbrella; it___________________(rain)”.
35.
I________________(buy)
a
new
coat.
The
weather
report
says
that
it__________________(be) very cold.
36.
George___________(collect)
stamps
ever
since
he
left
school.
Now
he___________(collect) so many that’s he does not know where to put them.
37.
Alice______________(go) to Brazil five months ago. She___________(work) in Brazil for
a while and then ______________(go) to Mexico.
38.
Jane sent a letter to her university after she_________________(receive) her scholarship
check.
39.
By this time next year he_____________(write) ten books.

40.
Miss Hong was absent for the first time yesterday. She_____________(be) sick.
41.
In a few years time we all______________________(live) in houses heated by solar energy.
42.
What the tide______________(do) at six tomorrow morning?It______________(come) in.
43.
Linda was deported for having an expired visa. She_____________(have) his visa renewed.
44.
How long she_____________(wait) for her father? She_____________________(wait) for
about an hour now.
45.
You______________(see) my dictionary anywhere? I____________________(look) for it
for a long time now.
46._______________I_____(be) sorry that I________(have to) leave the party early although
I_________(enjoy) myself.
47._______________My professor (write) several books. He just____________________(finish)
his sixth one.
48._______________Who (help) him present that scheme before we came here?
49._______________What students (do) if they had received scholarships from their university?
50._______________By this time next month they___________________(build) this hotel for six
months.
51._______________They said that they (learn)
French
since
last
year
and
they______________(not finish) it.
52._______________My brother felt very tired. He_____________(work) very hard all day.

53._______________Maryam
(visit) Hanoi last year.
54._______________I wish I (be) a doctor.
55._______________He used
(go) to the cinema with me.
56._______________He
(not come) here yesterday.
57._______________This car
(buy) last week.
58._______________I wish you
(not make) noise in class.
59._______________Water can’t (find) here.
60._______________Mary (study) hard in her room now. She hopes to be a doctor
61._______________While he
(write) a letter, the phone_________________(ring)

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62._______________After (leave) school, he works as a teacher in Manchester.
63._______________If Mr Lam
(go) to Paris next week, he________________(see) the Eiffel
Tower.

64._______________Linh’s brother (lose) his job last month and since then he ___________(be)
out of work.

65._______________Nam: “You (see) Mrs Chi recently?”
Ha: “Yes, I______________________(see) her at the school gate three days ago.”
66._______________I

(not have) a good night sleep for a long time. I now feel very tired.
67._______________Last night when we (visit) him, he___________________(do) an
experiment on the upstairs.
68._______________You (not tidy) this room for weeks.
69.______________________I don’t recognize her because she (change) a lot.
70.______________________It is a long time since we last
(meet).
71._______________Her mother is said
(be) good at cooking.
72._______________If I were you, I (not go) to his party.
73._______________She said to me that she
(sell) that car the following day.
74._______________They asked him if he (must) go there.
75._______________I’d rather you (not disturb) me while I am working.
76.______________________Daniel: “I think I left my watch at home. You_________(see) it?"
Mark : “No, but I__________(have) a look when I________(get) home. If I_______(find) it, I_________(tell)
you.”
77.
What you______________ (do) last night?
78.
Well. I____________(be) tired, so I____________(go) to bed early.
79.
I am Swiss, I__________(come) to London last month to learn English. I_________(not
meet) many English people yet, only my teacher.
80.
I _________________(have) these shoes since my twelveth birthday.
81.
The last time I_____________________(go) to Brighton was in August.
82.
I’d like to see a ghost, but I____________________(never see) one.

83.
I wish I_____________(live) in a big city. I don’t want to live in the countryside any more.
84.
He would buy this book if it____________________(be) cheaper.
85.
Mrs Lien____________________(arrive) in Hanoi several days ago.
86.
The weather______________(be) terrible ever since last Saturday.
87.
We are too late. The train______________(go). Why you____________(take) so long to get
ready?
88.
We___________(have) a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?
89.
The light_____________(go) out while we____________(have) dinner
90.
James: “What you_____________(do) this time yesterday?”
Robert: “I_______________(work) on the computer.”
91.
Would you mind if I____________(turn) on the TV?
92.
Lisa: “You____________(ever, connect) a printer?”
Alice: “I________ (know) how to connect it since I_______(be) 12.”
93.
Apples_________(say) to be good for your health.
94.
Mrs. Lucy: “Who_____________(invent) the telephone?”
Pupils: “It___________(invent) by A.G.Bell.”
95.
She asked me if I___________(lend) her some money.

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96.

The boy_____________(fall) and____________(hurt) himself while
he______________(ride) his bicycle.
97.
It’s time we________________(catch) the bus.
98.
I’d rather you_______________(do) the test well.
99.
Must this test______________(finish) on time?
100.
My car_______________(not repair) yet.
101.
What you______________(do) since I last_____________(see) you?
102.
I_______________(start) a new job last month.
103.
If I had much money, I ____________(buy) a new car.
104.
Nothing______________(give) to you if you____________(not study) hard.
105.
Mr Jame___________(turn) round and_________(see) Paula. She______________(wear) a
bright red coat.
106.
The sewing machine which you____________(use) at present_____________(invent) in
1830 by a French.
107.

Marie Curie_______________(award) the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
108.
My uncle Tom _________(give) up smoking since he felt sick.
109.
I don’t want to be taken care of as if I______(be) a child.
110.
When I_______(come) to visit him last week, he_________(play) chess with his friend and
his two children _____________ (water) the flowers in the garden.
111.
He__________(do) the same if he_________(be) that thief.
112.
My father (not watch) _______________ TV every night.
113.
I don’t smoke while I (drive) _______________ a car.
114.
People (speak) _______________ English in most of Canada.
115.
Up to then I (never see) _______________ such a fat man.
116.
I think he (leave) _______________ as soon as he (know) ___________ the news.
117.
My mother (come) _______________ to stay with us next week.
118.
She (play) _______________ the piano when our guests (arrive) _______________ last
night.
119.
The dog ( wag) _______________his tail whenever he (see) ______________ me.
120.
My friend (thank) _______________ me for what I had done for him.
121.

What _________ you (do) ___________when I (ring) ___________ you last night?
122.
Last month I (be) _______________ in the hospital for ten days.
123.
I (not see) _______________ him since last week.
124.
Where ____________ you (spend) _______________ your holidays next summer?
125.
Violets (bloom) _______________ in Spring.
126.
My brother (join) _______________ the army when he was young.
127.
When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) _______________ games.
128.
Columbus (discover) _______________ America more than 400 years ago.
129.
By next month, I (finish) _______________ my first novel.
130.
______________You (receive) _______________ any letter from your parents yet?
131.
By May 5, we (live) _______________ in this city for ten years.
132.
Birds (build) _______________ their nests in the Summer and (fly) _______________ to
the South in Winter.
133.
The Ao dai _______________(mention) in poems and songs for centuries, and nowaday
they___________(wear) by many Vietnamese women at work.

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134.

I_________________(meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago.
They__________(go) to Berlin and I _______________(go) to Madrid. We______________(have)
a chat while we____________(wait) for our flights.
135.
When I_____________(arrive) at the airport yesterday, I________________(meet) by my
best friend, Hoa.
136.
When your camera_____________________(steal)?
137.
Two months ago. While I was on my holiday, my camera_______________(disappear) from
my hotel room.
138.
Billy: “Is the small lot behind your house still for sale?”
Will: “No, it__________(sell) since last month and a house______________(build) on it next month.”
139.
Michael: “Is this the first time you_____________(be) to Paris?”
David: “Yes, so it’s all new to us.”
140.
This energy__________________(already, use) to heat and cool homes.
141.
That proposal____________________(consider) by the members right now.
142.
I_____________(post) the letter a month ago. I wonder why she_____________(not reply)
yet.
143.
What you___________________(do) at eight o’clock last night?
144.

We___________________(finish) our dinner half an hour ago.
145.
The farmers _________________(work) in the field now.
146.
Mrs. Green __________________(always /go) to work by bus.
147.
My parents___________________(live) in London. They _______________(be) there for
20 years.
148.
She paid for her ticket and___________(leave).
149.
She_______________(sit) under a tree when it_______________(begin) to rain.
150.
How many times you _______________(see)him since he went to Edinburgh?
151.
Mr. Davy________________ (work) in the same place for thirty five years and he is not
planning to retire yet.
152.
Rivers usually _____________________ (flow) to the sea.
153.
Do you know the man who_______________(smoke) over there?
154.
She ______________(sometimes/cut) her husband’s hair.
155.
They _____________ (rarely /remember) his address.
156.
She ____________ (sometimes / wear) uniform.
157.
She doesn’t work, she _____________________ (swim) now.
158.

She _____________ (enjoy) reading picture-books.
159.
Our teacher _________________ (teach) English at the moment.
160.
He ____________ (usually /believe) in you.
161.
She_______________ (usually/speak) so quickly that we can’t understand what she says.
162.
They __________ (rarely /play) cards or watch TV when they are free.
163.
I _____________ (usually/ go) by bus but tomorrow I __________________(take) a taxi.
164.
The neighbors ____________ (often /complain) about the noise of this machine.
165.
The Earth __________ (go) round the Sun.
166.
The Sun ____________ (rise) in the East.
167.
She ____________(always / ring) up and asks questions.
168.
Ann ___________ (usually /do) the shopping at the weekend but today she_________ (not.
do) it

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You can’t see Tom now, he _________________ (have) a bath.
He usually drinks tea but now he ________________ (drink) coffee.
Ann ______________ (make) a new dress for her mother at the moment.
Water __________ (boil) at 100 centigrade degree.

I ___________________ (wear) the sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
She always buys lottery tickets but she ___________ (never /win) anything.
They ______________(ride) home from school now.
She _____________(fly) to New York tomorrow
By the time next year, they____________ (buy) a new house.
They had kissed their mother before they___________ (leave) home for school.
I __________(go) to Dalat last week and I have stayed there for five days.
The boys ________________ (play) football in the field when I arrived.
We ___________ (give) her 100 thousand dong last night.
We _____________________ (swim) in the sea by this time tomorrow.
She ____________________ (wash) the dirty plates in the kitchen with her mother.
When you phoned him, he ______________ (wash) my car.
I ____________ (meet) them last night.
She ________ (see) him at the supermarket yesterday.
We ________________ (eat) dinner before we came here.
They ___________(spend) all the money last Monday.
I ____________ (go) to Ho Chi Minh city with my parents last week.
The police ___________(catch) two thieves in Bien Hoa last night.
We ____________ (move) to Long Khanh in 1996.
Ann ___________ (draw) ten pictures for me last year.
The road was crowded because many people _____________(rush) to Vung Tau beach.
I ______________(wait) for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow.
She______________ (find) her bag in the office yesterday.
When I last saw him, he _________________ (live) in Dong Nai.
The manager didn’t allow the actors to travel by air while they ___________________
(work) on film.
198.
While we __________________ (plant) trees, the principal came and talked to us.
199.
They were playing football in the field when it suddenly ____________ (rain).

200.
I usually go by bus but tomorrow I _______________ (go) in Tom’s car.
201.
I ____________ (not / tell) the secret if you don’t promise.
202.
The milk smells sour. _________ you________ (keep) it for a long time?
203.
We ____________ (hurry) because we had to meet my parents at the airport.
204.
_______ you _________ (ever /see) him before?
205.
This message__________________ (just/ arrive).
206.
We _________________ (already/ meet) our friends in the school yard.
207.
I can’t read because I _____________ (not/ wear) the glasses.
208.
Peter ____________ (seldom /work) in the garden. He often works in the office.
209.
I ________ (go) to work by bus yesterday.
210.
We ___________ (understand) the lesson well after the teacher had explained it slowly.
211.
He spoke very slowly so that we _________ (can) understand that.

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We ___________ (hear) a terrible noise on the street yesterday.
They__________ (drink) all the wine when we came in the living-room.
_________ you_________ (forgive) him after he apologized you for that?
They _________(sell) their house and moved to Ho Chi Minh city.
The children were frightened because it ________ (get) darker and darker.
_________they_________ (go) to Da Lat tomorrow morning?
When I last saw him, he _______________ (wear) boots.
The children________ (play) on the sand when the man came and shouted at them.
We ________________ (fish) for 5 hours.
She _________________ (play) the piano when our guests________________(arrive) last

night.

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She ___________ (come) to see him since five o’clock.
I __________________ (come) as soon as I finish my work.
We ____________________ (not live) in London for the last two years.
I __________________ (never/ forget) what you _______________(just/ told) me.
They _____________ (prepare) the Christmas dinner at this time.
When I last stayed in Cairo, I _____________ (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel.
The experience was so terrible that we _______________ (never/ forget) it.
He is saving so that he ______________ (take) a long vacation.
Our teacher _______ (tell) us yesterday that he __________ (visit) London in 1990.
Mr. John _____________ (work) at the university for 45 years before he ______________
(retire) last year.
232.
When he lived in England, he ______________ (work) in a bank.
233.
I______________ (lose) my key. Can you help me to look for it?
234.
Alice and Peter ________________ (know) each other for 6 months.
235.
My teacher wasn’t at home. When I ________(arrive) he __________ (just/ go) out.
236.
We went to the airport late. By the time we ___________ (get) there, Bob’s plane
___________(already/ arrive).
237.
We have been married for a long time. By the next anniversary, we ____________ (be)
married for 43 years.
238.
She _________________ (play) the piano when we __________ (arrive) last night.

239.
He________________ (come) and_________(see) you in ten minutes.
240.
She ____________ (cook) the meal for us now.
241.
The doctor __________(examine) the patients thoroughly before he_______________
(prescribe) the medication.
242.
I _______________ (sit) here for 2 hours.
243.
Yesterday
Tom
_______________(eat)
breakfast
at
8
o’clock.
He________________(already/ finish) when he left for class at 8:45. He _______ (always/ eat)
breakfast before he ______ (go) to class.
244.
At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning we _______________ (clean) the floor.
245.
When Tom arrives at 8 p.m. this evening, Jim ____________ (already/go) to bed.
246.
Before the end of the holiday he ______________ (spend) all his money.
247.
Next month, they_____________ (be) here for exactly 6 months.
248.
How long they ________ (live) here?
249.

They _____________ (often /kiss) their mother when they leave home for school.

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When I arrived, the orator ________________ (deliver) the speech.
Your teacher __________________ (wait) for you since 7:30.
They _____________ (drink) all the wine last night.
Why___________ you___________ (not / finish) this letter yet?
He ________________ (study) English for 3 years.
I found this ring while I _____________ (dig) a hole in the garden.
He ________________ (not / smoke) cigarettes since 1998.
She ________________ (buy) this house 3 years ago.
We ______________ (never /drink) whisky.
The tourists __________________ (come) here yesterday.
We ______________ (meet) my parents at the airport tomorrow afternoon.
I wonder how many people_________ (be) here next week?
When we come in, the students _______________ (learn) mathematics.
After they had finished their work, they__________ (go) home at once.
I_______ (have) to finish my homework last night because I’ll go to the cinema with him.
They wanted to buy a new house but they___________ (not/have) enough money.
He ________________ (not / go) to school because tomorrow is Sunday.
She ________________ (make) the beds as there are some guests staying here.
She ________________ (learn) English since she was 12 years old.
We ___________________ (just / come) back from my uncle’s farm.
I____________ (expect) some money from the bank now.
The banks open at 8 o’clock and _____________ (close) at four thirty.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown _____________ (go) shopping every Saturday.
After John _________________ (wash) his clothes, he began to study.
George__________________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.
I_____________ (never/ read) a story that interested me so much as the one
I________________(read) last night.
276.

I ________________(finish) the book before my next birthday.
277.
Some animals _______________(not/ eat) during the Winter.
278.
Why didn’t you listen while I_____________(speak) to you?
279.
This time next week, we ______________(walk) about in HCM City.
280.
Will you wait a minute while I____________________ (look) through the text?
281.
In the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above
8,000 meters.
282.
My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing
so.
283.
We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
284.
He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
285.
I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
286.
Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
287.
Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) ________at the airport, Mary (wait)
__________ for me.
288.
The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone
already (arrive) __________

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289.

I will graduate in June. I (see) ______ you in July. By the time I (see) ________ you , I
(graduate) _______.
290.
I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
291.
That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
292.
David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
293.
You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
294.
We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
295.
The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
296.
When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
297.
It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________.
298.
Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
299.
That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live)
__________for some years.
300.
I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.

301.
Half way to the office Paul __________(turn) round and __________(go) back home
because he________(forget) to turn the gas off.
302.
She __________(have) a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
303.
My dad ___________(speak) three languages.
304.
He _______________(hide) from me when I entered the room.
305.
A few weeks ago, I _______________(read) in the newspaper that our parliamentary
representative _______________(want) to visit France.
306.
I told the doctor that she ______________________(fall) ill a few days before.
307.
Mr Morgan _________________(teach) classes for almost two decades. He is one of the
best teachers in school.
308.
The leak in the water pipe ________________(cause) great damage. We must do something
about it.
309.
Most people ____________(be) at work when the fire ______________________(start).
310.
As soon as I left the house, I_________(see) him. He________(stand) at the corner and
________(wait) for a bus.
311.
You look so dirty. What you______________(do) all day?
312.
The manager ___________(not, see) her report yet, but he __________(probably read) it
this afternoon.

313.
Aunt Judith _______(arrive) yesterday evening, but I __________(not, see) her yet today.
314.
I __________(go) fishing this afternoon. You______________(come) with me?
315.
The museum ___________(renovate) in the past year. It ___________(reopen) next month.
316.
We usually _______________(stay) at the Holiday Inn when we travel to New York.
317.
I asked him if he ______________________(ever be) to Australia.
318.
He __________________________(behave) very strangely since his accident last month.
319.
I _______________(sit) in a café and _______________(have) a cappuccino yesterday
afternoon.
320.
After she _____________(finish) writing her emails, she ___________(take) the dog for a
walk.
321.
I think Jim __________ (be) out of town.
322.
Hurry up! The train_____________ (come) in.
323.
He said he________________ (do) his homework since 7 o’clock.

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335.
336.

They_______________ (build) a new house in this corner of the street right now.
How many films____________ you____________ (see) this month?
When George________ (come) this afternoon, he_________ (bring) his friends.
I___________ (speak) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight.
Tom was very tired because he ____________ (run) for an hour.
His health has improved since he_______________ (leave) India.
Where you_________ (be) all this morning? It’s nearly midday now.
Where are you? - I’m upstairs. I_____________ (have) a bath.
I _________________ (not/see) him since last month.
It ______________ (rain) very much in the summer. It ___________(rain) now.
Be quiet! The baby ___________ (sleep).
Look! A man ___________ (run) after the train. He_________(want) to catch it.
I ______________(do) an exercise on the verb tense at this moment and I ___________
(think) that I ___________(know) how to use it now.
337.
Michael _______________ (work) thirty eight hours a week.
338.
At present, that author _________________(write) a historical novel.

339.
We ____________ (study) almost every lesson in this book so far.
340.
As we_______________(cross) the street, the policeman_________(shout) at us.
341.
When the students _________(hear) the bell, they________(get) up and _________(leave).
342.
After they _________(go), we ___________(sit) down and ___________(rest).
343.
When I ________(come) to see them last night, they___________(play) cards. They
___________(say) they____________________(play) cards since six o’clock.
344.
We’ll go out when the rain __________________(stop).
345.
I____________ (stay) here until he______________(answer) me.
346.
After the class_____________(be) over, ask your teacher about that sentence.
347.
I_________(come) and__________(see) you before I __________(leave) for England.
348.
By next month, I__________________(leave) for India.
349.
I ___________(give) Mr. Brown your letter when I ___________(see) him tomorrow.
350.
My wife and I ______(travel) by air many times in the past. We__________(travel) to
Mexico by air last summer.
351.
We __________ (wait) for you right here when you _________________ (return).
352.
They had sold all the books when we_____________________(get) there.

353.
Mother __________(cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She always _______(cook)
in the morning.
354.
We __________(live) here for the last six months, and _____________(just /decide) to
move.
355.
I________(wait) here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend Joanna. Do you think
she__________(forget) to come?
356.
The children________(do) their homework when their father (come)_______________back
from the office.
357.
Soon as she arrives, we (have) ______________ dinner.
358.
If we stayed in tonight, what ______________ we (do)____________ ?
359.
She said that she (call)____________ back later.
360.
My car (repair)_______________ at the moment. I had an accident last week.
361.
When we (check in) ______________ , I’ll ask for a window seat.

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362.
363.
364.
365.

366.
367.
368.
369.
370.
371.
372.

Celebrities __________often (see)___________ at the best New York restaurants.
If we don’t use less electricity, global warming (get)____________ worse.
They _____________________________(see) to go out three times a day.
I ____________(have) my house _____________(paint) . That's why there is all this mess.
Either my sister or I ____________ ( be) going to visit our uncle.
The vase broke when it ____________ (move) to the other room.
Why are you under the table? You____________ (look) for something?
The radio____________ (play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
"Where is Jane?"~"Down stairs sir"~"She____________ (greet) the guests."
How you____________ (get) on at school ?
A: "You ____________ (know) the man for many years?"
B: “Yes, we____________ (be) at school together.
373.
He ____________(work) hard all the week, but today he____________(have) a good time.
374.
We_____(have) only bread and butter to eat with our tea as the other tourists _____(eat) all
the sausage and cakes.
375.
I came to class when I____________ (enter) the teacher_________(finish) going over the
previous lesson and_______________( write ) something on the blakcboard.
376.
I am sure the letter won't arrive in time unless it _______________(send) by air

377.
I will ring the bell one more. If he____________ (not answer),I think he must______( go)
out
378.
I am sorry about the noise last night. We____________ (have) a party.
379.
You____________ (stop) by a policeman if you_________________(try) to cross the road
now.
380.
They wish it____________ (not rain) much in London.
381.
Quick! There____________ (be) an accident. Phone the hospital. The accident
_____________(happen) when that red car ___________________(shoot) out of the side street
without warning.
382.
There________________ (be) no guests at all since I left.
383.
This palace ______________(say)_____________ (build) in three years.
384.
Don't be upset. I____________ (understand) perfectly
385.
He____________ (work) on the report when you ____________________(arrive) this
afternoon
386.
Listen to this ! I think this news _______________________(surprise) you
387.
His hair is short . He _________________________(have) a haircut.
388.
He said that he________________________ (see) that man before.
389.

If today _______________________(be) Sunday, we would go picnic.
390.
She wishes she __________________________(not punish) tomorrow.
391.
The hotel we stayed at was quite good.The rooms _________________(clean) everyday.
392.
When I met him , he ____________ (talk) to his friends in the bookstore.
393.
I wonder why Mary____________ (not invite) to the wedding party lastnight.
394.
It’s ages since I last ____________ (have) chiness food.
395.
Don’t worry! the plane____________ (land) in a moment.
396.
If I ____________ (tell) before, I would have come to your wedding.
397.
By the time you come home, I____________ (finish) decorating our room.

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398.

Those students who____________ (fail) the exam are going to take another one held in
August.
399.
Hurry up or you____________ (be) late for class.
400.
Hurry up or our favourite TV programme ____________ (be) over long before we
________(reach) home.

401.
I ____________ (not have) much time for entertainment these days.
402.
Two robbers ____________ (put) in prison escaped yesterday.
403.
It is 2 years since I ____________ ( last give) presents on Christmasday.
404.
Nothing____________ (do) about this problem for months
405.
If it____________ (be not) for your help, I could not have passed the exam.
406.
I wish they____________ (pass) their exam next year.
407.
Were you to have a car what you____________ (do)?
408.
Would you like some coffee? I just____________ (make) some.
409.
That house____________ (rebuild) in 1996.
410.
This bike____________ (use) for more than six years.
411.
The kids____________ (sleep) when the bell rang.
412.
Look at those black clouds. It____________ (rain).
413.
There's someone behind us. I think we____________ (follow).
414.
Cuckoos____________ (not build) nests. They____________ (use) the nests of other birds.
415.
I____________ (not use) the car this evening, so you can have it.

416.
When we get home, we ___________ (have) dinner.
417.
I know they ___________ (feel) very happy if they win the match.
418.
They’ve already decided on their next summer holiday. They ____________ (do) a tour of
Norway.
419.
She thinks that the Take That concert __________ (be) really exciting.
420.
Kevin: “What are your plans for this evening?”
Brian: “ I __________(meet) my friends and then go to a birthday party.”
421.
If you revise for the exam , I’m sure you ________ (get) a good result.
422.
The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________ (be) very sunny.
423.
I can’t come on the march tomorrow. I ___________ (look after) my cousins.
424.
In the future, I think humans ___________ (wipe out) many different species.
425.
He is buying some butter and eggs because he _________ (make) a cake later.
426.
This homework is very easy. I know we __________ (do) it very quickly.
427.
In five years time, I _____________ (be) at university.
428.
She wants to get her mum a birthday present. But she _____________ (not buy) it today.
429.
Their suitcases are packed. They ______________ (go) on holiday.

430.
If we go to Paris, we ____________ (take) lots of pictures.
431.
My brother thinks it ______________ (snow) tomorrow.
432.
It’s very late! Hurry up or we ___________ (be) late for work.
433.
Look at that boy at the top of that tree! He ___________ (fall).
434.
When we go home, we ____________ (watch) TV. We don’t want to miss our favourite
program.
435.
I’m sure they ___________ (lose) the match.
436.
Mrs Jones: “My daughter never_______ (write) to me so I never________ (know) what she
____________ (do).
_______ your son ____________ (write) to you, Mrs Smith?”

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Mrs Smith: “Yes, I____________ (hear) from him every week. He____________ (seem) to like
writing letters.’’
437.
Mrs Katherine: “These apples____________(cost) 40p a bag. You____________(think) that
is expensive?”
Mrs Olivia: “It____________ (depend) on the size of the bag.”
438.
Jack: “You____________(look) very thoughtful. What you____________(think) about?”
Patrick: “I____________ (think) about my retirement.”

Jack: “But you're only 25. You only just____________ (start) your career.”
Patrick: “I______(know); but I______(read) an article which______ (say) that a sensible man _______(start)
thinking about retirement at 25.”
439.
Mrs Sara: “My next door neighbour always______(knock) on my door and_______(ask) me
lend her lop pieces.”
Mrs Doris: “What she________(do) with them?’’
Mrs Sara: “She___________(put) them in her gas meter. I really____________ (not mind) lending her a few l0p
pieces but what____________ (annoy) me is that she____________ (know) how many she____________ (need)
each week but never____________ (take) the trouble to bring the right number home.”
Mrs Doris: “What she____________(do) if she____________(run out) of them when you are away?”
Mrs Sara: “Oh, she_________ (borrow) from her other neighbour, Mr White; but this____________ (take) longer
because he always_______(want) her to stay and chat and she_______ (find) quite hard to get away from him.”
Mrs Doris: “How much she____________ (owe) you now?”
Mrs Sara: “I____________ (not know); I____________ (not keep) an account. Anyway she____________ (leave)
next week; she____________ (get) married. I____________ (try) to think of a suitable wedding present,”.
Mrs Doris: “Why you____________(not offer) to cancel her debt?”
Mrs Sara: “That____________ (sound) rather a mean sort of present. Anyway she probably____________ (not
realize) that she____________ (owe) me money,”
Mrs Doris: “My brother________ (say) that people who_________ (owe) him money always ____________
(seem) forget about it, but people he____________ (owe) money to always____________ (remember) exactly.”
440.
(Paul is advising/inviting Jack to come and see him off.)
Jack: “How much longer you____________(stay) in England?”
Paul: “Only one more day. I____________ (leave) tomorrow night. I_________(go) to Holland for two weeks.”
Jack: “And you____________(come) back to England after that or you____________(go) home?
Paul: “It____________ (depend) on my father. But if he____________ (agree) to let me go on studying here, I'll
certainly come back. And I____________ (expect) he will agree”.
Paul: “By the way, Jack, Ann___________(see) me off at Victoria tomorrow. Why you___________ (not come)
too? You could have coffee with her afterwards.”

441.
Louis: “You_____(see) that man at the corner of the street? He is a private detective.
He________(watch)
No.24.”
Alan: “How you____________(know) he____________(watch) No. 24?”
Louis: “Because whenever anyone______(come) out of, or_____(go) into the house he always________ (make) a
note in his little book.”
442.
Jean: “What all those people___________(do) in the middle of the street? And why
they_________(wear) such
extraordinary clothes?”
Alice: “They___________(make) a film. Most of the crowd are local people who____________ (work) as extras.”
Jean: “It____________ (sound) great fun. You____________ (think) I could get a job as a film extra?
Alice: “I____________ (not know) but I____________ (see) Ann over there; when they____________ (finish)
this scene I'll ask her if they still____________ (take) on extras.”
Jean: “Ann____________(act) in the film?”
Alice: “She has a small part. She____________(not act) very well. I____________(imagine) she got the part
because she____________ (know) the director.”

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443.

My brother____________ (live) next door and his two children____________ (come)
and____________ (see) me every day. The boy____________ (not bother) to knock at the door; he
just____________ (climb) in through the window; but the girl always____________ (knock).
444.
Tom: “We____________ (move) into our new house tomorrow.”
Bill: “But why you____________ (leave) your present house? It____________ (suit) you all.”

Tom: “Yes, I__________(know) it___________(do); but the Council____________ (pull down) all
the houses on this side. They____________ (widen) the road. They____________ (say) it's a
bottleneck.”
445.
If you____(ask) a friend if she_____(like) your new dress she usually_____(say) 'Yes'; so
you _______(not know) whether she really______(think) it_______ (suit) you or whether she
merely________(be) polite.
446.
If you____________ (want) a candid opinion you'd better ask my sister. She
never____________ (tell) white lies; she always____________ (say) exactly what
she____________ (think).
447.
A: “I____________ (hear) that you have bought a new house.”
B: “Yes, but I_________ (not live) in it yet. They still________(work) on it, and the work
____________ (take) longer than I expected.”
A: “I____________ (think) repair jobs always____________ (take) longer than one____________ (expect). What
they ____________ (do) now?”
B: “They____________ (put) in new electric points. They____________ (seem) competent electricians but
they____________ (smoke) at their work and this____________ (slow) them down.”
A: “They always____________ (hammer) next door.”
B: “Yes, that house____________ (keep) changing hands and the new owner always____________ (begin) by
putting in a new fireplace, and their fireplace is just on the other side of this wall so we____________ (hear)
everything. The wall____________ (shake), too.”
448.
Ann________(stir) something in a saucepan and Mary____________ (stand) beside her
holding a cookery book.
Mary: “It____________ (say) 'simmer', and you____________ (boil) it, Ann.”
Ann: “I _______(not think) it_______ (matter) if you________ (cook) it quickly; but I _________(not know) why
it____________ (not get) thick. It usually____________ (thicken) at once.”
449.

A: “The hall____________ (be) painted at the moment, so it____________ (not look) its
best.”
B: “But where are the painters? They____________ (stop) work at 3.00?”
A: “No, they are in the kitchen. They____________ (have) a tea break.”
450.
Mary: “What the word 'Establishment'__________(mean)? My dictionary__________(not
give) an explanation.”
Patricia: “It roughly_________(mean) the government and people who____________(have) power and authority. If
we____________ (say) that Mr Brown____________ (belong) to the Establishment we also____________ (imply)
that he____________ (accept) the existing system. ________ He (not try) to overthrow it.”
Mary: “All rich men____________ (belong) to the Establishment?”
Patricia: “Middle-aged rich men probably____________ (do) but rich young men like pop singers
always____________ (jeer) at the Establishment. The word____________ (use) chiefly in a pejorative sense.”
451.
The house opposite the college____________(pull) down. That's why we____________
(use) the back entrance at present. If you____________ (go) out by the front door
you____________ (get) covered with dust.
452.
Tom: “I____________ (smell) something burning!”
Jack: “So____________ (do) I. I____________ (think) it____________ (come) from the kitchen. Ann
probably____________ (iron). She usually____________ (iron) and____________ (watch) TV at the same time
and if she____________ (get) very interested in a programme she____________ (forget) that she____________
(press) a hot iron on to somebody's shirt. Mother____________ (think) of selling the TV set.”

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453.

Mrs Jones: “What you____________ (look) for, Tom?”

Tom: “I____________ (look) for the garage key. I always____________ (look) for the garage key,
because nobody ever ____________ (put) it back on its hook.”
Mrs Jones: “I always____________ (put) it back on its hook. Why you______________(not try)
your pockets?”
454.
Imagine that you____________ (travel) by train, in a crowded compartment. One of the
passengers____________ (read) a newspaper; another____________ (do) a crossword puzzle;
another____________ (look out) of the window. Suddenly the train____________ (stop) with a
jerk and your suitcase____________ (fall) off the rack on to somebody's toes.
455.
This is a story about an invalid who____________ (spend) most of the day in bed. He has a
powerful telescope and he____________ (amuse) himself by watching the activities of the people
in the opposite houses. One day when he____________ (watch) No. 24 he____________ (see) a
murder being committed.
456.
James: “The cashier used to do the accounts and I used to check his figures now the
computer________(do) it all.”
William: “And who____________ (check) the computer?”
James: “No one. The computer____________ (not need) a second opinion.”
William: “And what____________ (happen) if the computer____________ (make) a mistake?”
James: “The computer never____________ (make) a mistake.”
457.
Tomorrow, students _________(assemble) in the school playground at 08:00 am, to go to
Heritage Village. They ___ (have) their school picnic. The bus _____ (arrive) at 08:30 am, sharp.
We ____ (reach) the Heritage Village at around 10:30 am. On reaching, students _____ (go) around
to see various displays. The staff at the spot _____ (welcome) the students with flowers and sented
perfumes. They _____ (offer) the students snacks. After they eat their snacks, children _____
(play) in the park. Around 01:00 pm, all students ____ (assemble) for lunch. They ____ (sit) in a
circle and _____ (sing) songs. At around 04:00 pm, students ____ (gather) near the bus. They
____ (board) the bus in a queue. At around 06:00 pm, they ____ (reach) school. Their parents

____ (pick) them up from the school.
458.
While
Mrs.
Emerson_______________(read)
the
little
boy
a
story,
he_________________(fall) asleep, so she (close)_______________the book and quietly
(walk)__________________out of the room.
459.
Wilson (move)______to New York five years ago. He (teach)________mathematics at a
junior school since then.
460.
My father (use)____________to smoke while he (read)______newspapers. But he
(give)__________up smoking two months ago. He often (drink) _______________tea while he
(read)_____________ now.
461.
Mike is a student, but he (not, go)______to school right now because it’s summer. He
(attend) _________ college from September to May every year, but in the summer he (usually,
have)________________a job at the post office. In fact, he (work)_________________there this
summer.
462.
She (become) _____________widow at the age of thirty. She (get)______________ married
for seven years when her husband (die)__________________in an automobile accident.
463.
Yesterday I (go)______________ to my daughter’s dance recital. I (be,
never)_______________

to
a
dance
recital
before.
I
(not,
take)
___________________________dancing lessons when I was a child.
464.
When I (open)_________________the door, I saw a man on his knees. He clearly (listen)
______________to our conversation and I (wonder)________how much he (hear)_______. When I
(ask) ____________him what he (do)________, he said that he (drop)________ a 50 piece outside
the door and (look)____________for it.

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465.

Mary (have)_____________to go to new York last week, but she almost
(miss)___________the plane. She (stand)________________in the queue at the check-in desk
when she suddenly (realize) ____________that she (leave) ___________________her passport at
home. Fortunately, she (not, live) _______________very far from the airport so she
(have)________________time to go home to get the airport. She (get) ____________back to the
airport just in time for her flight.
466.
Yesterday afternoon I (go)_____________to visit the Parker family. When I
(get)__________there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker (be)______________in the yard. She
(plant)_____________flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker (be)_____in the garage. He

(work)____________in their car. The children (play)______________in the front yard.
467.
When I (hear)______a knock at the door last night, I (walk)_______to the door and
(open)___________it. When I (open)_____ the door, I (see)______my brother, I
(greet)_______him and (ask)_______________him to come in.
468.
Mrs. Reed (turn)______on the radio in her car while she (drive)______ home yesterday. She
(listen) ________to some music when she suddenly (hear)____a siren. She (look)____in her mirror
and (see)_____an ambulance behind her. She immediately (pull)_____her car to the side of the road
and (wait)___________for the ambulance to pass.
469.
My mother called me around five o’clock. My husband came home a little after that. When
he (come)___________in, I (talk)_______________to my mother on the phone.
470.
Dennis Heal is a politician. He (go)_____________to Oxford University in 1950 and
(become)________a member of Parliament for the Labour Party in 1957. He (be)__________an
MP since then. He (write)_________three story books including his auto-biography. He is married
to the artist, Edna Heal, and they (have)_________two children. They (live)_____________in
Oxford for 15 years, then (move)_____________to London in 1970. They now (live)
___________________in Cardigan Square in central London.
471.
I__________(come) from Switzerland. I_________(come) to London six months ago.
I__________(start) learning English at school when I was ten, so I___________(learn) it for nearly
ten years. At first in London, I __________ (not understand) anything, but since then my
English_____________(improve).
I
________________(just
take)
an
exam.

If
I___________(pass), I_____________(move) into the next class. I’m excited today because my
parents _______________ (come) tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and I _________(not
see) them for a long time. They__________(never, be) to England before and they __________(not
speak) English.
472.
Dear Lan,
Here I_______(be) in HCM city now. I________(be) here for two weeks and it_________(be) very lovely. My
friend, Loan, whom I met in Da Nang in 198_______(live) in this city for 3 years. So she knows all about it.
Yesterday, we__________(go) to Cho Lon Market and________(eat) Bị Bía there. We________(visit) Dam Sen
Park this Saturday.
473.
Ever since the day I decided to move to London, I have worried whether the decision I
________(take)
was
right
one. As
I____________(already,
sell)
my
house
and___________(arrange) a new job. It’s too late to change my mind. However, since then
I_______(hear) a lot of negative things about living in the capital and lately some of them begin to
bother me. I__________(grow) up in a small town and have spent all my life here.
474.
Annette person is a short story writer. She_________(write) several books of short stories
and she___________(win) several rewards for her books a few years ago. She__________(receive)
the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she______________(write) a
detective story.
475.

Yesterday afternoon, Sharo____________(go) to the station to meet Paul. When
she_________(get) there, Paul __________________________(already, wait) for her. His
train_______________(arrive) early.

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476.

When I got home, Bill______(lie) on the sofa. The television was on but he_______(not,
watch) it. He _______(fall) asleep and______(snore) loudly. I_____(turn) the television off and just
then he________(wake) up.
477.
Last night, I_________(just, go) to bed and______(read) a book when suddenly I
_________ (hear) a voice. I________(get) up to see what it________(be) but I______(not, see)
anything, so I____________(go) back to bed.
478.
Linh_____________(live) in Hanoi but her brother, Minh______________(live) in Thai
Nguyen. He_____________(arrive) yesterday to visit her. She_____________(love) her brother
and___________(be) happy to go with him. Tomorrow, she______________(take) him to some
interesting places in Hanoi.
479.
Mr. William is an English writer. He____(write) newspaper articles and film reviews. Some
years ago, he ____(write) short stories. But at the moment, he____(write) a biography of Leonard
Benson, the Jazz musician. In fact, he _______(not, meet) the musician many times to interview
him because Leonard ____(live) in the U.S.A. Next week, he is going to visit England. By the time
he_____(arrive) in London, Mr. William ______(finish) the main idea of the biography.
480.
Jane and Felix_________(get) married one Saturday in March. They had met only one week
earlier

at
a
party
and____________(fall)
in
love.
Jane_______________(ring)
and____________(tell) her parents about her new husband after the wedding, when
Felix________________(move) into her flat. Her parents_______(be) surprised and angry because
she________________________(not, tell) about the wedding.
481.
We_________________(arrive)
safely
yesterday
morning.
Bill
and
I______________(have) a wonderful holiday here. The weather_____________(be) nice for the
next two weeks. It______________(be) said so in the morning newspaper, so we tried to do much
sunbathing and swimming as possible.
482.
At last we arrived safely. The journey here_______(be) terrible. First, my
friend________(forget) the passports so we___________(have to) drive back home to fetch them.
Then the customs officer______(spend) 2 hours look through our language. They____(not, speak)
English. So we_______(never, discover) what they______(look) for.
483.
Last week, I_____________(walk) home after I______________(play) tennis when
it_________(start) to rain heavily. “Oh, no I_____________(get) soaked before
I_____________(get) home”, I thought. “I wish to remember my raincoat”. But unfortunately
I____________(leave) it at home. “How stupid of me!” “I always forget to bring it with me”.

Luckily just a friend of mine passed in her car and offered me lift. “You___________(go) home”,
she asked, “or you want to go for a drink?”, “I think I’d rather you_________(take) me home”, I
said.
484.
He_________(tell) me that he______(win) the cups and medals for swimming when
he________(be) a boy. He _________(spend) most of his life in Dublin with his mother
and__________(go) to work at twelve or thirteen. His father_______________(leave) them when
he____________(be) a small boy.
485.
I____________(not, be) in Tahiti long before I________(meet) Nicolas. He_____(come) in
one morning when I________(have) breakfast in the restaurant at the hotels,
and__________(introduce) himself. He_________(hear) that I was interested in the famous
painting and_____(announce) that he ________(come) to have a talk about it.
486.
A friend of mine, Nelson is presently working in the International Sale division at an
electronics form. She____________(just, make) a trip to Japan. She____________(be) asked to go
there because she can speak Japanese. When she was a business student at Boston University,
she_________(study) Japanese for 4 years. She__________(never, have) opportunity to use her
Japanese until she__________(go) to Tokyo last month. While she_______(be) there,
she________(speak) Japanese everyday and_________(enjoy) every minute of it.

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487.

After leaving school when she was 18, Laura_____________(go) to Bristol university for 3
years. While she________(be) at university, Laura________(join) a university folk group and
started singing. It was at this time that she____________(write) her famous song “The price of
Peace”.

488.
That afternoon we all got ready (go)________to the pictures. We got a 63 bus to take us to
the Elephant and Castle, because the pictures (be)__________just next door. There was a great big
queue (wait) _________to go in and we were at the very back. Soon we (get) _________in. The
picture (already start)_________and it was very dark in there. We had to go down some stairs to get
to our seats but instead of walking down them we fell down them. Soon we were in our seats. We
(sit) _________there to watch the film when something hit me on the head. It was an ice-cream tub.
I (turn) _________round to see who it was and a little boy who (sit) _______two rows behind me
said, “I am very sorry. I wasn’t meant to hit you. I was meant to hit the boy in front.”
489.
In 1764 Dr. Johnson accepted the contract to produce a dictionary. Having rent a garret, he
took on a number of copying clerks, who_________ (stand) at a long central desk.
Johnson_________(not have) a libraryavailable to him, but eventually produced definitions of
40,000 word _________(write) down in 80 largenotebooks. On publication, the Dictionary
immediately _________(hail) in many European countries as a landmark. According to his
biographer, James Boswell, Johnson‟s principal achievement was to bring stability to the English
language: “It (be) _________ the cornerstone of Standard English, an achievement
which________(confer) stability on the language of his country”. As a reward for his hard work, he
_________(grant) a pension by the king.
490.
VOLUNTEERING
Two and a half years ago, Anita Kapur left university with high hopes and a degree in the History of Art. She then
______________(spend) the next two years applying in vain for jobs. ‘I soon ______________ (realise) that I
______________ (study) something more practical, like computing or accountancy,’ admits Anita.
‘I______________ (have) no work experience, and there ______________ (always be) a lot of competition for jobs
in the art world.’ Last summer, Anita ______________ (see) an advertisement for volunteers to help organise an
arts festival in her home town. She______________(apply) and______________(accept). Since then, Anita
______________ (find) a job as an administrator in a London gallery. ‘I definitely ______________ (not get) this
job, if I ______________ (not gain) such useful experience doing the voluntary job at the arts festival,’ she says.
Anita’s experience is far from unique, but it is not only job-seekers who ______________ (benefit) from

volunteering. If businesses ______________ (see) to be doing something for the community, it______________
(enhance) their public image. For this reason, more and more companies nowadays ______________ (encourage)
their employees to volunteer, either partly or wholly in the company’s time.
491.
James: Dave, I haven’t seen you for a long time.
Dave:
No well, I ____________________ (live) in West London for the last few years.
James:
Right! So what _____________ you __________________ (do)?
Dave:
Well, I ______________________ (work) for a film company for the last two years.
James:
Wow! A film company. That’s glamorous!
Dave:
No, not really. It’s hard work. I’m an assistant director.
James:
_______________ you _______________ (meet) anyone famous?
Dave:
Well, yes! I _________________ (work) with some famous people in the time I’ve been there. Last
year we _______________ (make) a film with Jack Anderson.
James:
Wow! I _________________ (see) him in a film last week. He’s really brilliant!
Dave:
And I ____________________ (film) with Belinda Barker a couple of months ago.
James:
You lucky thing!
Dave:
Oh, yeah, and I __________ also_________ (become) friends with Matt
Harper. We __________________ (meet) on the last film I worked on.
James:

What ___________ you ____________ (do) this year?
Dave:
Well, I _________________ (finish) work on a comedy, and for the past couple of weeks I
_________ (help) the director to cast a new romantic comedy.

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James:
Dave:

What ____________ you _______________ (work) on today?
I’m afraid I can’t tell you. It’s a secret! Anyway, enough about me! What you ________ (do) lately?
492.
Tam is a good student in English at a Lower Secondary School in Tien giang. Three months
ago, she_______ (take part) in an English exam for grade 9 students and______(choose) as an
excellent student to attend the Upper Secondary School in Singapore next school-year. The
exam___________(organize) in Ho Chi Minh City for more than 50 students from provinces in the
South of Viet Nam. During the exam, she_______(have to) do a lot of written test, listening test,
and especially an oral test. An Englishman_____________(ask) her many questions and she
answered him immediately. Her teacher at home___________(train) her a lot on spoken English,
however, she felt a bit excited because she_________(never speak) with a foreigner before.
493.
I (live)_____ in a small hotel at the moment but Bill has asked me to share his flat with him.
He (live)______ on the sixth floor of a big block. It’s a bit untidy at the moment because it
(decorate)________ but it’ll be fine. We’ve arranged everything and I (move)________ in next
week. I’d love a holiday because the job is really tiring and I don’t think it’ll get any easier. some
friends of mine are going on holiday soon. if I (not have)_______ to work so hard I (go)_________
with them, but it’s impossible at the moment.
494.

Last week I (walk) _______________home after playing tennis when it (start)
_______________raining very heavily. "Oh, no. I (get) _______________soaked before I (reach)
_______________home." I thought " I wish I (remember) _______________to bring my raincoat."
But unfortunately I (leave) _______________it at home. " How stupid of me! I always (get)
_______________to bring it with me." Luckily just then a friend of mine passed in her car and
offered me a
lift. "(You go) _______________home? she asked me, "or (you want)
_______________to go for a drink?" " I think I'd rather you (take) _______________me home." I
said.
495.
As I (get)_______________into my car my neighbour (shout)_______________out of his
front window and
(ask) ______________me where I (go)_______________. When I
(tell)_____________him I (go) ____________to town he (ask) _____________if I (can)
_____________give him a lift into work.
He (be) ______________afraid he
(be)____________late for work because his car (break down)_______________and it (not start)
_______________. I explained that I (not go) ___________into town but I (can)
_______________give him a lift to the railway station.
496.
We_______________(arrive) in Rome at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
We_______________(stay) in a nice little hotel not far from the city center. We
already_______________(see) St. Peter's and tomorrow we_______________ (go) on a trip to
Pmpeii_______________ (be) there before. I_______________(go) to Italy quite often when I
_______________a child but it will be interersting to see if it_______________ (change) in any
way.
497.
The London Dungeon ____________ (lie) in the oldest part of London - in an old
subterranean prison (that's what the word Dungeon ____________ (standfor). The museum
____________ (take) its visitors on a journey through England's bloody history. It ____________

(demonstrate) the brutal killings and tortures of the past. You________(experience/ can) for
example how people_______(die) on the Gallow or during the Plague of 1665. The Dungeon
also____________ (show) scenes of Jack the Ripper or the beheading of Anne Boleyn,
who____________ (be) one of Henry VIII’s six wives. The atmosphere at the
Dungeon____________ (be)
really scary - nothing for the faint-hearted. While
you________(walk) around the Dungeon, watch out for creepy creatures - the Dungeon________
(employ) actors to give its visitors the fright of their lives. The actors, dressed as monsters, ghosts
or executers, ____________ (hide) in the dark corners of the Dungeon and then
suddenly____________ (jump) out and____________ (grab) one of the visitors. And the
horror____________ (end, not) at the exit of the exhibition. You____________( eat, ever) a pizza
with fingers and eyeballs on it? Well, if you____________ (fancy) that kind of food,

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you__________(love) the meals at the Dungeon restaurant. The museum____________ (want) to
provoke, shock, educate and delight. And this it____________ (do) extremely well. Since its
opening in 1975, the Dungeon____________ (attract) many visitors from all over the world.
Besides the regular opening hours, the Dungeon sometimes also____________ (open) at night. If
you____________ (have) enough money and nerves of steel, you____________ (book / can) the
Dungeon for parties, conferences or charity events at night. And on 31 October, a frightfully good
Halloween Party____________ (take place) at the Dungeon every year.
498.
I ____________ (learn) English for seven years now. But last year I ____________ (not,
work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks____________ (not be) really that good then.
As I ____________(want) to pass my English exam successfully next year, I ____________ (study)
harder this term. During my last summer holidays, my parents____________ (send) me on a
language course to London. It____________ (be) great and I think I____________ (learn) a lot.
Before I ____________ (go) to London, I____________ (not / enjoy) learning English. But while I

____________ (do) the language course, I ____________ (meet) lots of young people from all over
the world. There I ____________ (notice) how important it ____________ (be) to speak foreign
languages nowadays. Now I ____________ (have) much more fun learning English than I
____________ (have) before the course. At the moment I ____________ (revise) English grammar.
And I ____________ (begin / already)
to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
I____________ (think) I____________(do) one unit every week. My exam____________ (be) on
15 May, so there____________ (not, be) any time to be lost. If I____________ (pass) my exams
successfully, I____________ (start) an apprenticeship in September. And after my apprenticeship,
maybe I____________ (go) back to London to work there for a while. As you____________ (see /
can) , I____________ (become) a real London fan already.
499.
In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian____________ (visit) his provinces in
Britain. On his visit, the Roman soldiers____________ (tell) him that Pictish tribes from Britain's
north____________ (attack) them. So Hadrian____________ (give) the order to build a protective
wall across one of the narrowest parts of the country. After 6 years of hard work, the
Wall____________ (finish) in 128. It____________ (be) 117 kilometres long and about 4 metres
high. The Wall____________ (guard) by 15,000 Roman soldiers. Every 8 kilometres
there____________ (be) a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers____________ (find) shelter. The
soldiers____________ (watch) over the frontier to the north and____________ (check) the people
who____________ (want) to enter or leave Roman Britain. In order to pass through the Wall,
people____________ (must go) to one of the small forts that____________ (serve) as gateways.
Those forts____________ (call) milecastles because the distance from one fort to
another____________ (be) one Roman mile (about 1,500 metres). Between the milecastles
there____________ (be) two turrets from which the soldiers____________ (guard) the Wall. If the
Wall____________ (attack) by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets____________ (run) to the
nearest milecastle for help or____________ (light) a fire that____________ (can / see) by the
soldiers in the milecastle. In 383 Hadrian's Wall____________ (abandon). Today Hadrian's
Wall____________ (be) the most popular tourist attraction in northern England. In 1987,
it____________ (become) a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

500.
The British explorer James Cook was born in the village of Marton, Yorkshire, on 27
October, 1728. But his family soon____________(move) to another village, called Great Ayton,
where Cook____________ (spend)
most of his childhood. As a teenager James
Cook____________ (develop a fascination for the sea and____________ (travel) to Whitby where
he (find) employment on a coal ship. While he____________ (serve) in the Royal Navy during the
Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Cook____________ (have) the command of a ship. After the
war____________ (end) , Cook____________ (take) command of the vessel Grenville
and____________ (go) to Newfoundland to survey the coasts there. While he____________ (map)
the coasts of Newfoundland, he____________ (observe) a solar eclipse off the North American
coast. Cook____________ (send) the details to the Royal Society, England's leading scientific

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organisation, and____________ (win) their attention. After Cook____________ (publish) his
observations of the solar eclipse, the Royal Society____________ (ask) him to lead a scientific
expedition to Tahiti and____________ (put) him in command of of the HMS Endeavour. From
Tahiti Cook then____________ (go on) to explore the South Pacific. He also____________ (reach)
New Zealand, which only the Dutchman Abel Tasman____________ (visit) before Cook. After
Cook____________ (map) New Zealand's complete coastline, he____________ (sail) to Australia's
east coast. Cook____________ (name) the area New South Wales as it____________ (remind) him
of the south coast of Wales in Great Britain. In 1772, one year after Cook____________ (return)
from his first voyage to the Pacific, the Royal Society____________ (hire) him for another
expedition to find the mythical Terra Australis. On his journey, Cook____________ (discover)
several islands and almost____________ (go) as far as the continent of Antarctica.
He____________ (make) maps of the South Pacific and____________ (prove) that Terra
Australis____________ (exist / not). His third and last voyage for the Royal Society____________
(take) him to the west coast of North America where he____________ (try) to find a passage

between the Atlantic and Pacific. He____________ (not / can / pass) the Bering Strait, however; the
ice____________ (force) him to return to Hawaii, which he____________ (discover) earlier. While
he and his crew____________ (rest) in Hawaii, some Hawaiians____________ (steal) one of his
boats. When cook and his men____________ (try) to get the boat back from the natives, a violent
fight____________ (break out) in which the natives____________ (stab) James Cook to death.
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KEY

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

is-doing/ is
cleaning
goes/ goes/ is
going
were typing/
went
met/ had just
returned
will have been
had came/ would
have enjoyed
will have forgot/
am

8.

will have worked
[or: will have been
working]
9.
has told
10. will go
11. will burn
12. were playing/
came
13. will have gone
14. taught
15. will have finished
16. will make
17. writes
18. will be sitting
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19. went/ don’t
leave/ will miss [or:
can miss]
20. have looked/
haven’t found
21. wanted/ had
happened/ came
22. has had
23. have done
24. have been

studying/ stopped
25. damaged
26. should study [or:
need to study]


27. may forget [or:
might forget]
28. has lived
29. would have taken
30. had spoken
31. will have
constructed
32. left
33. are-going/ will
write [or: have to
write]
34. are-going/ is
going to rain
35. have bought/ is
going to be
36. has collected/ are
collecting
37. went/ had
worked/ went
38. had received
39. will have written
40. could have been
[or: may/might have
been]

41. can live
42. does-do/ is
coming
43. will have
44. has waited/ has
been wating [or: has
waited]
45. Do-see/ have
been looking
46. am/ have to/
have enjoyed
47. has written/ has
just finished
48. had helped
49. would-have done
50. will have built

51. have learnt/
haven’t finished
52. has been working
53. visited
54. were
55. to go
56. didn’t come
57. was bought
58. wouldn’t make
59. be found
60. is studying
61. was writing/ rang
62. having left

63. goes/ will see
64. lost/ has been
65. Have you seen/
have seen
66. haven’t had
67. visited/ was doing
68. haven’t tidied
69. has changed
70. met
71. to be
72. wouldn’t go
73. had sold
74. must
75. didn’t disturb
76. Have you seen/
will have/ get/ find/
will tell
77. did you do
78. were/ went
79. came/ haven’t
meet
80. have had
81. have gone
82. have never seen
83. lived
84. was
85. arrived
86. was
87. have gone/ do
you take

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88. are going to have
89. went/ were
having
90. were you doing/
were working
91. turned
92. Have you ever
connected/ have
known/ were
93. are said
94. invented/ is
invented
95. could lent
96. fell/ hurted/ was
riding
97. caught
98. did
99. be finished
100. haven’t been
repaired
101. have you done/
saw
102. started
103. would have
bought
104. is given/ don’t
study
105. turned/ saw/ wore

106. are using/ was
invented
107. was awarded
108. has given
109. were
110. came/ was
playing/ were
watering
111. would do/ were
112. doesn’t watch
113. am driving
114. speak
115. have never seen


116. will leave/ know
[or: may/might have
left/ knew]
117. will come
118. was playing/
arrived
119. wags/ sees
120. thanked
121. were you doing/
rang
122. were
123. haven’t seen
124. will you spend
125. bloom
126. joined

127. were playing
128. discoverd
129. will have finished
130. Have you
received
131. will have lived
132. build/ fly
133. is mentioned/ are
worn
134. met/ were going/
was going/ had/
were waiting
135. arrived/ met
136. was-stolen
137. disappeared
138. was sold/ will be
built
139. have been
140. have been
already using
141. is being
considered
142. posted/ haven’t
replied
143. were you doing
144. finished
145. are working

146. always goes
147. live/ have been

living
148. left
149. were sitting/
began
150. have you seen
151. have worked
152. flow
153. smokes
154. sometimes cuts
155. rarely remember
156. sometimes wears
157. is swimming
158. enjoys
159. is teaching
160. usually believes
161. usually speaks
162. rarely play
163. usually go/ will be
taking
164. are often
complaining
165. goes
166. rises
167. is always ringing
168. usually does/ is
not doing
169. is having
170. is drinking
171. is making
172. boils

173. wear
174. never wins
175. are riding
176. will fly
177. will have bought
178. left
179. went
180. were playing
181. gave
182. will be swimming
183. is washing
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184. were washing
185. met
186. saw
187. had eaten
188. spent
189. went
190. caught
191. moved
192. drew
193. rushed
194. will wait
195. found
196. lived
197. were working
198. were planting
199. rained
200. will go

201. won’t tell
202. Have you keep
203. should hurry
204. Have you ever
seen
205. has just arrived
206. have already met
207. don’t wear
208. seldom works
209. went
210. understood
211. could
212. heard
213. had drunk
214. Did you forgive
215. had sold
216. were getting
217. Will you go
218. wore
219. were playing
220. have fished
221. was playing/
arrived
222. has come
223. will come
224. haven’t lived


225. will never forget/
have just told

226. are preparing
227. ride
228. will never forget
229. can take
230. told/ visited
231. had worked /
retired
232. worked
233. have lost
234. have known
235. arrived/ had just
gone
236. got/ had already
arrived
237. will have been
238. was playing/
arrived
239. will come/ see
240. is cooking
241. had examined/
prescribed
242. have been sitting
243. ate/ had already
finished/ always
eats/ goes
244. will be cleaning
[or: are going to
clean]
245. will have already
gone

246. will have spent
247. will be
248. have they lived
249. often kiss
250. is delivering
251. has waited
252. drank
253. haven’t you
finished
254. has studied

255. were digging
256. haven’t smoking
257. bought
258. never drink
259. came
260. are going to meet
261. will be
262. were learning
263. went
264. had
265. didn’t have
266. won’t go
267. has made
268. has learnt
269. have just come
270. expects
271. close
272. goes
273. had washed

274. had waited
275. have never read/
read
276. will have finished
277. don’t eat
278. were speaking
279. will be walking
280. look
281. are/ reach
282. has never fly
283. have just
decided/ will
undertake
284. would take
285. was
286. am attending/
were attending
287. arrives/ is going
to wait
288. got/ had already
arrived
289. will see/ see/ will
have graduated
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290. visited [or: used
to visit]/ was
291. has been/
Haven’t you read
292. is washing/ has

just repaired
293. Have you been/
spent
294. have never met/
looks
295. will be/ come
296. arrive/ will rain
297. is raining/ stops
298. were watching/
failed
299. stayed/ had lived
300. am sitting/ is
repaired
301. turned/ went/
forgot
302. has
303. can speak
304. hide
305. read/ wanted
306. had fallen
307. has taught
308. causes
309. were/ started
310. saw/ was
standing/ waiting
311. have you done
312. haven’t seen/ will
probably read [or:
may/ might probably
read]

313. arrived/ haven’t
seen
314. am going to/ Do
you come
315. is renovated/ will
be reopened
316. stay


317. had ever been
318. has behaved
319. sat/ had
320. had finished/ took
321. will be
322. is coming
323. had done
324. is building
325. had you seen
326. come/ will bring
327. will speak
328. had run
329. left
330. have you been
331. am having
332. haven’t seen
333. rains/ is raining
334. is sleeping
335. is runing/ wants
336. am doing/ think/
know

337. works
338. is writing
339. have studied
340. were crossing/
shouted
341. heard/ got/ left
342. had gone/ sat/
rested
343. came/ were
playing/ said/ had
played
344. stops
345. will stay/ aswer
346. is
347. will come/ see/
leave
348. will have left
349. will give/ see
350. travelled/
travelled
351. will wait/ return
352. got

353. is cooking/ cooks
354. have lived/ have
just decided
355. have been
waiting/ forget
356. will have done/
come [or: had done/

came]
357. will have
358. would we do
359. would call
360. is being repaired
361. checks in
362. are often seen
363. will get
364. have seen
365. have/ painted
366. is
367. was moving
368. Are you looking
369. has been playing
370. is greeting
371. do you get
372. Have you known/
was
373. works/ is having
374. have/ eat
375. entered/ had
finished/ was writing
376. is sent
377. don’t answer/ go
378. had
379. will be stopped/
try
380. didn’t rain
381. are/ happened/
shooted

382. have been
383. is said to have
been built
384. understand
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385. will be working/
arrive
386. will susprise
387. need to have
388. had seen
389. was
390. weren’t punished
391. is cleaned
392. was talking
393. was’t invited
394. had
395. is landing
396. had told
397. will have finished
398. failed
399. will be
400. will be/ reach
401. haven’t had
402. were put
403. last gave
404. has been done
405. hadn’t been
406. will pass
407. did you do

408. have just made
409. was rebuilt
410. have been used
411. were sleeping
412. is going to rain
413. are being
followed
414. don’t build/ use
415. don’t use
416. will have
417. will feel
418. are going to
419. will be
420. am meeting
421. will get
422. is
423. am looking after
[or: have to look
after]